September 28th

Here we are - another wonderful week in room 14!



Please remember that your child needs to have an AR book every night. Last week students read books from the Magic Tree House series. This series website is:

http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/magictreehouse/

Students have really enjoyed the different books and found that they are easy reads too.



In reading this week, we are reading the story Teammates about Jackie Robinson and Pee Wee Reese. We are discussing segregation, integrity, and friendship.



Math's focus is 2 digit addition with regrouping. We are also working on problem solving.



Yahoo! We started our Plant Growth and Development science kit this week. Students planted seeds. We are looking at the parts of a seed and what our plants will need to grow.



Last Thursday we read with our first grade reading buddies in Mrs. Watt's room.



The spelling paragraph is:

I hurt my knee outside while I was climbing a tree with my friend. Quickly, my friend ran to phone my mother. “Hurry, Josh fell and hurt himself!” exclaimed Ethan. Mom rushed over and saw I had injured my wrist too. She remarked, “Let’s go to the emergency room.” Fortunately, the doctor thought I would be just fine.



Don't forget to try to collect money for our jog-a-thon. Just 1 more week left. Let's try hard to reach our classroom goal of $800.



Student Review of the Week is from Jose:

I had a great week. First I took my MAP test on the computer and my score was 200. Then I took my Magic Tree Hourse book on the computer and I got 8 out of 10. Last we did the Double Trouble experiment. I chose B but it was D. That was a fun weekend.


If you would like to order books, just mark it on the back order form for each order you wish to purchase from. Please write one check to Scholastic for all the orders – it does not have to be separate checks. Book orders are due Friday, October 2nd. Books usually arrive 2 – 3 weeks after the order is placed.

Week of September 21st

This week we are reading the story "Beauty and the Beast". Our focus is on fairy tales. Remember you can use the links below and the password that was sent home to have your child listen to the story online, practice vocabulary words, and play fun reading games.

In math, we are finishing up chapter 1. There will be a chapter test on Thursday. There will not be any math homework on Thursday or Friday.

Our spelling paragraph is:

How can I prepare a peanut butter and jelly sandwich? First, I need to get two slices of bread. Then, open the peanut butter and smooth it over one slice of bread. Repeat the same process with the jelly and other slice of bread. Finally, put the slices together and munch on the yummy pb and j meal. Certainly, my stomach would be pleased!

Spelling tests are given on THURSDAYS. We write our new paragraph on Fridays. Please take time to study these paragraphs at home each night.

Don't forget to be collecting Jog-A-Thon donations - every little bit helps! Our classroom goal is to collect $800 by October 8th.

Did you know ...
Starting your day with a good breakfast boosts your energy, increases your attention span, and heightens your sense of well-being. You’ll be in better control of your emotions. Skipping breakfast can have an effect on alertness and work productivity.
Healthy snacks are allowed in our classroom, but please make sure your child gets a nutritious breakfast prior to coming to school.

Have a wonderful week!

Week of September 14th

I sent an email with many links to important websites. If I don't have your email address, please send me an email at christina.brewer@ksd.org.





Lincoln’s website:
http://www.ksd.org/schools/elementary/lincoln/lisite/default.aspx

Our classroom website is:
http://msbrewersnews.blogspot.com/
You will find a weekly informational newsletter as well as the weekly spelling paragraph for your student to have at home for practice.

If you would like to check if a book is an AR book or to find out which books are on our third grade honors lists:
http://www.quizlist.net/(oadtjn55sfqgf1fpv3ieo0q5)/search.aspx?id=21390

To see your child’s AR record:
https://hosted239.renlearn.com/299803/
They know their user name and passwords.

Starting next week. Student grades will be available to you on Power School. I will be sending home information with user names and passwords. This link is:
http://ps.ksd.org/

If you would like some additional practice or information at home on our math connects program:
http://www.macmillanmh.com/math/mathconnects/index.html

Finally, the Imagine It! Reading site has our story online as well as reading practice games:
http://www.sraimagineit.com/g_login.html





This week's spelling paragraph is:


I am proud to be an American. In our country, we are free, but in China they are not. We are allowed to choose our friends instead of having them chosen for us. One opportunity we get is to elect a president unlike England who has a monarchy. We are lucky to live in America.





**The focus for spelling this week is comparing and contrasting. We also are working on proper and common nouns.





Next week in reading we will be reading a story called Good-bye, 382 Shin Dang Dong. This is a story about friends that have to move away from each other.





Math will be a continued focus on place value. There has been math homework every night. Please make sure you are checking your student's folder.





Friday we have our big Jog-A-Thon kick off. Please consider becoming a sponsor. This fundraiser helps bring many wonderful programs to Lincoln. Also consider getting donations. Every dollar helps!!! It would be wonderful if room 14 would have 100% support.



Student Week Review is Jewel's:

Wow! What a week! First we had our first ladybugs on the wall. Taelor and Makayla are our first ladybugs on the wall. We also have a book fair. At the book fair there's a bunch of books, pointers, and pens. All of us got our song books. We have our first song that we put in it. Then today we had our first fire drill. And today we had the first spelling test. It was the longest one I have ever done. Last night we had Open House but I didn't go. As you can see I had a great week!

Week of August 31st

We have completed our first week in third grade! What an amazing group of kiddos. It has been a joy getting to know all of them.



For spelling, we have a paragraph instead of a list. This teaches students more than words. It helps with capitalization, punctuation, sentence structure, and writing paragraphs. Tests will be on Thursdays. This week's paragraph is:



Friendship is important to room 14. Having friends means we have someone to play with outside. We might have fun playing soccer. Another good reason for having a friend is they can help me. When I get hurt, they help me up. Clearly, friends are valuable to everyone!



Each week students write their own Weekly Review. I will select 1 student to spotlight each week. This week's student is Griffin:



This week I did many things. First, we made red and black ladybugs with white eyes. Second, we read Rugby and Rosie and took an AR for it. Last, we made teachers and colored it with a red apple. Now you know, I had a great weekend!

Math next week will be on patterns and place value. For reading, we will be reading a folk tale called Damon and Pythias. This is a story that shows friendship.

Please don't forget that there is homework EVERY night. Students need to be reading an AR book each night and having their pink weekly focus sheets signed. Math homework will beginning soon.

I hope you have a wonderful 3 day weekend and I'll see everyone on Tuesday!